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Notre Dame Could Face Miami in Sun Bowl
We still have to wait a few more days to find out what bowl game Notre Dame will be in this year, but that hasn’t stopped some bowl execs about talking about wanting the Irish. In fact, the Sun Bowl has talked openly about wanting a Notre Dame-Miami match-up. Sun Bowl chairman John Folmer told [...]
Notre Dame’s 2010 Bowl Options
Notre Dame’s regular season is complete, but its bowl destination is still far from settled. Several games this weekend could affect the Irish’s holiday plans. Here’s a run down of the bowl options for Notre Dame at this point. Champs Sports Bowl (December 28 – Orlando, Florida) This seems to be the most commonly projected [...]
Cam McDaniel Highlights
Here are some highlight videos of Cam McDaniel that really highlight his athleticism and versatility. Senior year highlights mainly of McDaniel as a running back. Junior year highlights. Sophomore year highlights of McDaniel specifically as a receiver. More sophomore year highlights, this time of McDaniel as a kick/punt returner.
Cam McDaniel Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame picked up it’s 17th commitment of the year on Monday when Coppell, Texas running back Cam McDaniel committed to the Irish when Brian Kelly and Kerry Cooks visited him. Even before Notre Dame officially lost Justice Hayes to rival Michigan last week, the Irish expressed interest in McDaniel. Once Hayes switched his pledge, [...]
Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 20, USC 16
THE STREAK IS OVER. Despite losing the turnover battle 4-1 and playing half of the game in a driving rain storm, Notre Dame ended USC’s 8 year winning streak over the Irish and capped off a roller coaster regular season on a high note. I’ll get into my normal post game comments in a bit, [...]
IBG – Southern Cal Edition
This week’s Irish Blogger Gathering is brought to us by OC Domer – a Notre Dame blogger subjected to USC much more than most of us. Be sure to check out his responses to these questions with the link above and see my responses below. 1. Notre Dame played perhaps its best game of the [...]
Tyler Eifert Named Tight End of the Week
Tyler Eifert’s breakout performance last Saturday night in Yankee Stadium drew the attention of more than just Notre Dame fans. The sophomore tight end was named the John Mackey Tight End of the week after his 4 catch, 78 yard, 1 touchdown performance. Efiert, thrust into a starting role when Kyle Rudolph was lost for [...]
Riddick, Jones Back on Practice Field
The Notre Dame receiving corps could receive a boost with the possible return of both Theo Riddick and TJ Jones for this weekend’s match-up with USC. Riddick, Notre Dame’s starting slot wide receiver, has been out of action since suffering a severe ankle sprain against Western Michigan. Prior to his injury, Riddick was settling in [...]
Notre Dame USC Coverage Map
ESPN/ABC released the coverage map for this weekend’s game against USC and from the looks of it, a lot of Notre Dame fans are going to be watching the game online or shelling out $24 for ESPN’s Gameplan for the weekend. Here’s the map with Notre Dame vs. USC in teal. UPDATE (11/24/10 12:15 PM): [...]
Notre Dame Loses Justice Hayes
Notre Dame lost its fourth commitment of the year on Monday when 4-star running back Justice Hayes committed to Michigan after being committed to Notre Dame for months. Hayes had been considered a firm commitment to Notre Dame, but on his visit to South Bend for the Utah game, he changed his mind. Hayes told [...]
Ruffer a Groza Award Finalist
Two years ago David Ruffer was catching passes for Siegfried Hall. Monday the senior place kicker who has hit all 20 field goals he’s attempted over the last two years was named a finalist for the Lou Groza Award as one of the nation’s top three place kickers. Ruffer transferred to Notre Dame from William [...]
Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 27, Army 3
Notre Dame became bowl eligible with a dominating defensive performance in the inaugural football game in Yankee Stadium Saturday night. The Irish defense led the way for the second week in a row as Notre Dame rolled to a 27-3 victory. Here are some thoughts on the game. Offense Tommy Rees wasn’t asked to do [...]
A Look Back At Notre Dame – Army
With Notre Dame and Army set to renew their series in Yankee Stadium, ESPN had a nice video on the history behind the series today. The video above is great, but if you have the time, read all of Ivan Maisel’s article on just how big of a game the annual Notre Dame – Army [...]
IBG – Big Apple Edition
We get back into the IBG this week as the Irish travel to the Big Apple to take on Army in this year’s neutral site game. 1) Saturday’s result against Utah was a very pleasant surprise, but an unexpected one, to say the least. What was the biggest positive you took from the win over [...]
Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 27, Tulsa 28
Wow. I don’t think anyone imagined 11 months ago when Brian Kelly was hired that we’d be discussing back to back losses to Navy and Tulsa, but after an ill-advised decision to throw the football in the final seconds, that is exactly where we’re at. Here are some initial thoughts on the game. Offense Despite [...]
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